Holder Accused of Lying About Harassment of Journalists

• Eric Holder on the hot seat yet again for crimes at ‘Injustice Department’

By John Friend

Readers of AMERICAN FREE PRESS are likelyfamiliar with the wide array of dubiousand arguably criminal scandals United States AttorneyGeneral Eric Holder has been involved with in the past. This includes most recently the“Fast and Furious” scandal, which has been presentedas a botched federal firearmssting operation that led to weapons passing into the hands ofmurderous Mexican drug cartels—a scandal Holder has been accused of lying about under oath. Now, Holder finds himself in the hot seat once more.

Holder has again been accused of lying under oath during his recenttestimony before the House Judiciary Committeerelating to the Justice Department’s seizing of the private communications and personal records of journalists.

Holder’s Department of Justice (DoJ) had argued that the long-standing practice of confidentiality of sources—a central aspect of ethical and responsible journalism—has no legal basis and the government hasthe power to force journalists to reveal theirsources, especially in cases of national security and espionage, or face criminal prosecution.

It has recently been revealed that the DoJ obtained the private phone records of AssociatedPress reporters and James Rosen of FoxNews in order to investigate and prosecute potential espionage in a much broader war on governmentwhistle-blowers and press freedom undertaken by the Obama administration.

During sworn testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Holder denied knowing about the actions carriedout by his DoJ,claiming the implementation of these oppressive policies is “notsomething that I have ever been involvedin, heard of or would thinkwould be wise policy.”

On May 29, Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committeechairman and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.),Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Subcommittee chairman, sent a letter to Holder, charging him with lying under oath duringquestioning before the committee on May 15. The letter reads in part:

The media reports and statements issued by thedepartment regarding the search warrants for Mr.Rosen’s emails appear to be at odds with yoursworn testimony before the committee. We believe—and we hope you will agree—it is imperativethat the committee, Congress and the Americanpeople be provided a full and accurate account of your involvement in and approval of these search warrants.

This newspaper contacted the DoJfor a statement on this matter but several emails and messages have not been answered.

Holder, a career insider and serial liar, owes theAmerican people an explanation for his behavior.Time will tell if the current House Judiciary Committee investigation and congressional political pressureis merely another dog and pony show—or a realinvestigation leading to a long-overdue prosecution of the nation’s top lawyer.